Title: Fitness & Wellness InternDescription: Intern will assist in the implementation of
fitness programs at multiple RECenters, developing in-service training,
and continuing education program for instructors. Work with fitness
group exercise and alternative fitness programs. Intern will research
and compile health education materials.Requirements: Hold a junior or senior standing in a four-year
degree program majoring in Parks and Recreation, Leisure Studies,
Health and fitness, or related field and have a "major" grade
point average of at least 2.5. Prefer aerobic teaching background,
certification and interest in programming.Time Period: Available year-round

Title: Summer Camps Program Management InternDescription: The Fairfax County Park Authority is the largest
provider of camps in Northern Virginia and offers more than 1,000 weeks
of camp each summer for children ages 3 -17. Interns will work with
headquarters and site staff to answer customer inquiries, perform site
evaluations, fee comparisons, troubleshoot problems, compile and
maintain required data on summer camp for state licensing records.
Skilled interns may serve as camp instructors part-time.Requirements: Hold a junior or senior standing in a four-year
degree program majoring in Parks and recreation, Leisure Studies or
related field.. Computer skills in Microsoft Office and internet search
skills preferred. Specialized skill in one or more sports or activity
areas is helpful.Time Period: Available late spring and summer.

Oak Marr RECreation Center Internship Opportunities

Title: Coordinator / Scheduling
Due to recent renovations that have increased spaces for land and
fitness programs there is an opportunity for an intern to coordinate
activities in the Oak Marr RECenter. The position will learn
overall RECenter operations for the following areas:

*This could develop into a year-round position with our Land &
Fitness areas to assist in coordinating their programs (room
scheduling, waitlists and other program administration functions) with
more room spaces and programmed areas starting.

Aquatics Section Internship

The Fairfax County Park Authority aquatic section is looking for an
intern to fill a position throughout the year. The
organization has nine RECenter aquatic facilities and three outdoor
facilities that include a water park, spray park and community
pool. We are able to accommodate intern projects related to
aquatic programming, operations, and trainings, and in addition would
also welcome your suggestions for possible projects. A portion of
your time will be spent divided between the various aquatic facilities
and the main administrative Park Authority offices, the Herrity
Building in Fairfax near Fair Oaks Mall. This is a great opportunity to
learn what it takes to run an aquatic facility and also learn about the
RECenter and/or park operations in which the pool is located at.
Are you looking to split your time between to different areas such as
aquatics and fitness or aquatics and risk management? We may be
able to help line up two focus areas for your internship.

Some of the identified projects for the internship include:

Developing training materials, videos, photographs, and illustrations
for training materials for the Virginia Swims learn to swim program.
The Virginia Swims program is a comprehensive learn to swim program
for ages 6 months to senior citizen, and includes a wide range of
skill curriculums.

The program has been developed through collaboration between several
aquatic agencies and professionals in the NoVA area. We are currently
developing an instructor training program and supporting manuals and
resources. An intern could get excellent experience in helping to
develop the materials, resources and instructor training program. We
are interested in getting interns who are studying education,
photography, graphic and/or video production, journalism/writing, or
other related field.

Evaluation of our Water Exercise program – we have been experiencing
a decline in participation in the water exercise classes. An intern
could help identify possible reasons for the decline, and develop
strategies that would address the trend and increase participation.
This may involve surveying students (current and previous) and
instructors; evaluating current classes and instructors; visiting
other agencies to compare their programs to ours; make
recommendations on how we could improve participation numbers, and
help develop action plans.